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Hilary Putnam (1929-2016)
Hilary Putnam, born July 31, 1926 was an American philosopher who made contributions to the the many fields of metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics and the philosophy of logic. He was an achieving erudite, motivated to contemplate the knowledge of mankind. -
Hilary Putnam (1929-2016)
Putnam's contributions to the philosophy of science can be mostly attributed to his "no-miracle" argument for scientific realism. His argument claims that if successful scientific theories are not understood, then their success is impossible to understand. For more background information on Putnam's "no miracle" argument, follow the link for a video. Link text -
Hilary Putnam (1929-2016)
Putnam's key argument for realism in science was named "scientific realism" which investigates the question of whether or not the world, together with its various objects, properties, structures and causes objectively exists independent of our minds and our senses. Putnam, H. "Three Kinds of Scientific Realism". The Philosophical Quarterly. 1982. https://academic.oup.com/pq/article-abstract/32/128/195/1439336?redirectedFrom=fulltext. Accessed 07 Feb, 2019. -
Hilary Putnam (1929-2016)
Putnam had many contributions to the various fields of philosophy listed in the first event, but his most memorable contributions to the philosophy of science were "scientific realism" and the "no miracle" argument. Hilary Putnam died on March 13, 2016 after a lifetime of scholarly work for mankind to appreciate. Ben-Menahem, Y. Hilary Putnam. Encyclopedia Britannica. (n.d.) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hilary-Putnam. Accessed 07 Feb, 2019.
